diff --git a/man3/getutent.3 b/man3/getutent.3
index 644c72199..59e1f2beb 100644
--- a/man3/getutent.3
+++ b/man3/getutent.3
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ code is done accessing the file with the other functions.
 reads a line from the current file position in the utmp file.
 It returns a pointer to a structure containing the fields of
 the line.
-The defintion of this structure is shown in
+The definition of this structure is shown in
 .BR utmp (5).
 .PP
 .BR getutid ()
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ On success they return 0, and a pointer to the result is written in
 .IR *ubufp .
 On error these functions return \-1.
 There are no utmpx equivalents of the above functions.
-(POSIX.1 does not sdpecify such functions.)
+(POSIX.1 does not specify such functions.)
 .SH EXAMPLE
 The following example adds and removes a utmp record, assuming it is run
 from within a pseudo terminal.